Dehumidifying - General Information
If you frequently smell musty odors or feel damp spots on the floors or walls of your basement, laundry room, or
storage area during warm, humid weather, you need a
dehumidifier.
The recommended humidity level inside your home during
the summer is around 40-50%, and very humid conditions over
an extended period can leave you uncomfortable and adversely
affect your home. Musty smells, peeling wall paper, warped
wood, rusting tools, blistered paint and moisture dripping
from pipes are signs of excessive humidity. These
conditions are most common during spring and summer.
Dehumidifiers remove excess humidity by drawing moist
room air over cold refrigerated coils. The moisture in the
air condenses into droplets as it passes over the cold
surfaces in the dehumidifier and into a container. "Dried"
air then returns to the room at approximately its original
temperature. For best results, the unit should be located
in an area closed to outdoor air and where air movement in
and out of the unit is not restricted.